Cyberinsurance: Another Reason Why You Need Digital Forensics Software
By Tim Rollins
We all know that the risk of cyberattacks of all sorts is constantly increasing. Malware, ransomware, and data breaches continue to proliferate not just at large corporations, but also small- and medium-sized businesses including law firms and legal service providers. Overall, in 2021, businesses suffered 50% more cyberattacks per week than the previous year, and corporations around the globe expect an increase in attempted breaches to continue throughout 2022. Preventing cyberattacks is now so critical that cyberinsurance applications require organizations to answer more and more questions about their cybersecurity technology and practices... Read More
E-Discovery Data Mapping Can Be Useful in Data Privacy Processes We've come a long way from the time when "data mapping" was a dirty word in e-discovery. But as data becomes more dispersed and voluminous across organizations, having a centralized resource for quickly identifying where certain electronically stored information (ESI) resides is extremely valuable. FOIA and public records requests can be fulfilled more efficiently if there are accurate, up-to-date data maps in place.With privacy regulations now creating more process complexity during e-discovery, it's even more important to ensure that you understand your data... 
On April 6, 2022, the Danish data protection authority fined Danske Bank 10m DKK, approximately $1.5 million, for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The fine was levied not for a privacy breach, but for the inability to provide documentation regarding the storage and deletion of personal data across hundreds of systems storing data on millions of people. Overview Datatilsynet, the Danish data protection authority, fined Danske Bank 10m Danish kroner and reported it to the police for violations of GDPR, with recommendations that the public prosecutors also levy... 
Before using Exterro's Legal governance, risk, and compliance solutions, a lot of legal professionals feel a little frazzled in terms of understanding their organization's data: what's being stored, where it's being held, how it's being used, what needs to be preserved for litigation and what needs to be disposed of because its overdue on its retention schedule, who has access to it--both internal and external parties--you get the picture. There's too much to keep track of, and just keeping your head above water is exhausting. It doesn't have to be that way. With... 
Enhanced FTK Connect adds power and speed to FTK® solutions with new automation, integration and visualization capabilities PORTLAND, Ore., May 4, 2022 — Exterro Inc. – the preferred provider of Legal GRC software specifically designed for in-house legal, privacy, and IT teams at Global 2000 and Am Law 200 organizations – today announced the release of its upgraded FTK® Connect digital forensic tool that adds powerful new automation, orchestration and integration capabilities to Exterro’s industry-leading platform. FTK Connect automation enables both corporations to streamline their incident response or breach investigations, and law... 
The severity of the e-discovery sanction you seek will ultimately affect the ruling by the court. Parties must understand that seeking a severe, adverse inference instruction will require that you prove “intent to deprive” evidence, which was not shown in Sapia v. Home Box Office. Overview In this Fair Labor Standards Act case about retaliation “as a result of their participation in that lawsuit, in the form of not being hired for subsequent HBO production,” the defendant motioned for spoliation sanctions against the plaintiffs under Rule 37. At the beginning of... 
Don't let this be the reason your organization is unable to preserve the evidence needed to investigate and remediate a cyber attack! Exterro FTK Connect can automate collection from remote endpoints based on triggers from popular cyber intrusion solutions like Splunk or Palo Alto.By integrating your incident response tools together, you can capture forensic data immediately when a breach occurs, to determine how the breach happened and stop it from happening again... instead of falling off your bicycle and letting the bad guy get away! And really, that's just the first reason...